Core Team

Steve Savides

Steve Savides

Steve is a Veteran Technologist, Speaker, Poet, Business Leader and Coach. A problem Solver for F100 companies. Catalyst and Change Maker. Father. Friend. Steve has spent 20 years in the technology industry as a Director managing teams internationally. Deeply involved in personal development, health, wellbeing and sustainable change, Steve is also an executive coach committed to building and supporting connected communities. His core belief is that heart-centred mind-body techniques can enrich our busy modern lifestyles. He is also the Founder & CEO at the Global Trust Project and Co-Founder at Fit to Lead.

Superpower: connecting. I bring people and ideas together.

Maria

Maria

Maria Povilaite is a digital media producer with 20+ years of team leadership experience in various industries.

Expertise - management of international creative teams, film production (pre, through, post), video content strategy for business development. Production of TV series, commercials, branded films, short and feature films, documentaries, education and corporate video.

With her education in social psychology and social work and her work experience in creative business development, Maria is also a board member and lector at NewDoor, the international social entrepreneurship accelerator, where she teaches and consults social business innovators in the fields of marketing, visual identity and visual communication strategy, product development and commercial video production.

Superpower: Leadership of creative teams, so that every member performs at the best of their skill, while objectives are met in due time and budget.

Arabella Smirnova-Beroskin

Arabella Smirnova-Beroskin

With a background in Organisational Psychology (MSc), Arabella combines modern research with tried and tested ways of creating deep, lasting, and transformative individual, team and organisational change.

Superpower: listening. I give people space to talk and create solutions.

Celynn Morin

Celynn Morin

Celynn has 18 years experience as a registered dietician. She works internationally as a full time professional speaker and corporate wellbeing consultancy. Celynn has co-authored two books and developed a variety of online wellbeing programmes for clients ranging from SME to multinational organisations. She has been awarded the CSP designation (Certified Speaking Professional) from the National Speakers Association of the United States. She specialises in creating awareness and igniting behaviour change for business leaders and their teams, helping them sustain better performance through enhanced wellbeing and resilience.

Superpower: igniting. I inspire others to take action towards lifestyle behaviour change.

Associates

Andy Paice

Andy Paice

Having spent 9 years living and practicing in a Buddhist monastery in France, Andy is a secular mindfulness meditation expert, teacher, coach and facilitator. He specialises in participatory democracy and building community by helping diverse people understand each other.

Superpower: composure. I create space for people to find their inner strength.

Thomas Nahila

Thomas Nehila

As CFO of The Global Trust Project, Tom is responsible for establishing the financial framework and governance for the enterprise, the commercial financial integrity of its’ solutions and for negotiating funding with its philanthropic global partners. Prior to The Global Trust Project, Mr. Nehila held roles such as Vice President – Global Finance Transformation Leader and Chief Procurement Officer at Volt Information Sciences, Vice President and CFO of the Reader Digest Community. Tom has directed the strategic planning of global finance organisations including the process re-design, the technology architecture, selection, implementation, benchmarking and the development and design of financial and operational performance management systems. In Procurement roles:he was accountable for the selection, contract negotiations and on-going management of the company’s strategic and enterprise partner relationships.

He is experienced in building high performance teams and leading organizations in the execution of international strategies focused on business transformation, restructuring, and the delivery of innovative and sustainable cross functional process improvements. Mr. Nehila donates his time as a Board Member of the Embrace Kids Foundation; the foundation exists to lighten the burden, maintain normalcy and improve the quality of life for families whose children are facing cancer, sickle cell and other serious health challenges.

Superpower: transforming organisations by unlocking the limitless possibilities in people and processes.

Adrian

Adrian

Adrian Kowal is an awareness activist and wellness entrepreneur. He is passionate about healthy communication and supporting people to experience deeper, more meaningful relationships. Adrian manages a broad portfolio of projects including 2 UK Yoga and Wellbeing centres (www.thelifecentre.com), a large Teacher Training organisation (www.yogacampus.com), Shades of Green Alternative Primary School (www.shadesofgreen.school), Way of Nature UK - a Nature Connection organisation (www.wayofnature.co.uk) and The Visionaries - a not-for-profit social enterprise offering transformative nature-based experiences and professional training for youth and adults (www.thevisionaries.org.uk).

Superpower:Connecting people with their true nature, in nature.

Jamie

Jamie

Jamie is a Somatic Relationship & Intimacy Coach, a licensed Erotic Blueprint Coach, Embodied Facilitator and senior EYP teacher. She has been teaching, facilitating and coaching in the holistic wellbeing sphere for more than 20 years. Through the lens of curiosity and playfulness Jamie encourages deeper embodied intimacy to oneself and one’s relationships. She is the founder of the Academy for Intimacy and the co-creator of The Relationship Dojo - online courses for couples.

Superpower:Presence. Helping individuals to stay alive to each moment with curiosity and wonder.

Amber

Amber

Amber is a writer and editor with interests in product development and user experience design. In addition to expertise from a first career in language teaching, she brings varied events, marketing and communications experience, and advanced knowledge from years spent studying yoga, meditation and personal development internationally.

Superpower:Synthesising. I understand, adapt and repack ideas and information.